Fun Food in Marietta, Georgia by Ruth Paget
I like sneakily indulging in chain food restaurant food each time my husband Laurent and I visit Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Georgia north of Atlanta. Some of my favorite places to dine include:
-Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen
I like the popcorn shrimp combo with buttermilk biscuit, a side, and a drink. My favorite sides are coleslaw with a thick dressing, spicy red beans and rice, spicy Cajun fries, and macaroni and cheese. Popeye’s serves seasonal fish.
I got on their mailing list and learned about their flounder sandwiches. I had those twice and really liked them. They come with mild or spicy breading. The spicy breading was not too hot.
People who say they do not like fast food might be surprised by Popeye’s with its great sides and not too greasy food.
-Cracker Barrel
I like Cracker Barrel, because you can order a Southern breakfast there all day long in addition to French toast and pancake combination meals.
My favorite breakfast combo has two eggs over easy, a choice of meat (I like bacon, but you can also order things like spicy chicken sausage), loaded hash brown casserole with cheese, and buttermilk biscuits with gravy. (The gravy is a béchamel sauce made with flour, butter, and milk.)
-Panda Express
Panda Express serves food buffet style. My three favorite meals are:
-broccoli beef
-Mongolian beef (stir fried sliced green onions with beef and garlic)
-refried rice
-Kentucky Fried Chicken
I eat KFC about once a month at home in California and this does not change when I travel.
I like the 8-piece bucket meal with biscuits, coleslaw, and mashed potatoes and chicken gravy.
-Dunkin’ Donuts
I like to eat Dunkin’ Donuts for breakfast before airplane travel. This little susspeisen (“sugar meal” – pronounced “zusshpaisen” in German) fills me up all the way from Atlanta (Georgia) to Monterey (California) where I live.
6 donuts plus 2 coffees cost about $15 in Marietta, Georgia. That is a great deal to end a trip.
By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
